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Manon Jacob
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AFP journalist covering climate mis/disinformation 🌎 • Previous words: Politico, Reuters, Eater • the world's the world and I'm a person in a tiny body 🌿• She/her • Got a tip for me? firstname(dot)lastname(at)afp.com 📨
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · Apr 22
🌎📅Today's #EarthDay and April is Earth Month! Let's have a look at the environmental myths and misconceptions we debunked at AFP lately 👇 u.afp.com/climatelist
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washingtonian.com
Breaking: A federal judge effectively blocked the demolition of the Kennedy Center this afternoon by requiring 30 days notice if Trump plans to proceed.
washingtonian.com/2026/09/17/j...
Judge Blocks Kennedy Center Demolition For Now - Washingtonian
On Tuesday, US District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Trump administration to give at least 30 days written notice if officials plan to demolish the Kennedy Center. This notice period,…
washingtonian.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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emptywheel.bsky.social
AFP photographer Brendan Smialowski's photo of Trump checking out a Pulte visual aid has now become a court exhibit in Joyce Beatty's heroic fight to save the Kennedy Center.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A picture taken through the rounded windows of what may be the Flying Bribery Palace. Trump is visible, wearing a red cap with a flag on it (probably made in China). Someone who could be Bill Pulte is standing next to him. Through the next window to the left, a placard from which part of the title can be read: "dy Center DEMOLISH."
September 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
🪫Not Death with a Norwegian accent commenting on mass programmed obsolescence... I just love everything about this.
September 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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iceybethan.bsky.social
We can't adapt to a changing climate. The best way for a brighter, safer future is rapid and aggressive carbon cutting, now. We can't sequester, engineer or adapt our way out of the climate crisis.
September 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
manonjacob.bsky.social
@samlmontano.bsky.social Hi, how are you? I am a reporter with AFP. Could we DM for a story I am working on? Thank you!
September 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
🏔️ Nice work from my Asia colleague, Grace Moon, on the Nepal avalanche and conspiratorial discourse online: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
How an ice-rock avalanche caused the deadly China-Nepal floods
At least 1,400 people were killed and more than 5,300 missing after catastrophic floods swept through the Himalayas in late August, according to Chinese and Nepali authorities. As emergency response t...
factcheck.afp.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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fabdumoulin.bsky.social
A slide for my upcoming talk
#WomenInSTEM
September 16, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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geolizzy.bsky.social
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September 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
@sonaar.bsky.social Hi! How are you? I am a reporter with AFP. Could we have a chat in DM about water for an article I am writing? Thank you!
September 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
💧Happy Friday! Let's chat about water scarcity and privatization in the US. Have a good sci comms expert to recommend? Now is the time to reach out! ++ points if #WomeninSTEM ! (refiling with # for visbility though who knows). Thank you network 💎
September 11, 2026 at 7:12 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
⛰️🥹'Floating Moutains'... I am there. I am seated. The Politics and Prose employees are scared and asking me to leave because "it's not October yet" but I am simply too seated.🙏
Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible by Joe Rohde Artist, inventor, imagineer, Disney Legend Joe Rohde's new book press tour: "Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible" meet and greet at Politic and Prose, Conn Ave, October 17, 7PM.
September 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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andreatweather.bsky.social
Calling all science and pop culture fans, @sciam.bsky.social has a new newsletter written by my fabulous colleague @emmalgometz.bsky.social. Subscribe and keep up with the latest in science-y movies, books and other areas where science and art collide! 🧪

www.scientificamerican.com/newsletters/
A screen grab of an email that says "SciAM Cultured" at top and then " September 10, 2026—Hollywood is going all in on movies critical of big tech, recognizing that public goodwill has dried up. I’ll run you through the upcoming film projects you won’t want to miss. But first, join me on a quick trip to an art exhibit about an octopus’ mind. —Emma Gometz Cultured Editor P.S. Help another reader discover this newsletter. If you know someone who’d enjoy it, forward it along!" A photo still of Andrew Garfield and Yura Borisov sitting facing each other with shot glasses from the film Artificial. Below that, text reads, "This week, I’m going to canvas a group of upcoming films profiling (roasting?) real-life big-tech icons slated to release by the end of 2026. All of them feature psychoanalyses of the de facto technocrats shaping our world—and it’s easy to revel in the unflattering portraits. As billionaires, they seem untouchable. But this fall’s wave of movies and media announcements (plus some prominent lawsuits) seems to be making contact."
September 10, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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queenofpeat.bsky.social
Move over, pumpkin spice: September belongs to the BOG HARVEST. While many flock to apple orchards, the world’s peatlands are hitting their peak. Far from muddy swamps; bogs are the secret agricultural powerhouses you didn't know you needed.

Join me in protecting these undervalued landscapes! 🧵 1/
Photograph of ripening cloudberries on a bog surface.
September 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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mantzarlis.com
New on @indicator.media: Community Notes on Instagram covered just 3% of false posts debunked by the US bureau of AFP Fact Check.

This analysis comes one day after Meta announced it would expand the program to 16 new countries.
Meta says Community Notes is bigger than fact-checking. That's not the whole story
Crowdsourced fact-checking on Instagram covered just 3% of false posts debunked by one fact-checking website
indicator.media
September 10, 2026 at 12:32 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
🎧V insightful panel on data centers and environmental challenges, thanks for organizing @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social !
Recording here 👉 youtu.be/tGZqzgpOmeU?...
September 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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snarkysillysad.bsky.social
Brown bear floating along in Bristol Bay Alaska: #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
September 4, 2026 at 10:58 AM
manonjacob.bsky.social
@llantwit.bsky.social hi, it's been so long, nice to connect on the good app. I was one of your Erasmus students back in 2013, Spin unspun was my favourite, I hope you're doing wonderful!
September 4, 2026 at 1:12 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
"As she got older, she remained dedicated to encouraging women to keep reaching for what might seem unattainable, and to draw on one another for strength."💜
Profile by Veronica Chambers for the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
Gloria Steinem Came to New York to Be a Writer. She Became a Movement.
Her 1983 book “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” is a master class in grit, empathy, curiosity and hustle.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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vivibene1.bsky.social
Gutted at the news of Gloria Steinem’s death.

Do yourself a favor and listen to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ interview with her 2 years ago on her Wiser Than Me podcast. Here’s an excerpt on laughter…
Podcast excerpt that says. “But laughter is free. You can't force somebody to laugh who doesn't want to, right? That's right. It's sacred in that sense. Yes. Absolutely. Yeah. And it's also interesting to me that I think men particularly are often threatened by funny women. Do you agree with that? Well, I think authority doesn't want to be laughed at. So maybe men who cling to masculine authority don't want to be laughed at, especially by women. That robs them of their power and their view.”
September 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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erodbuster.bsky.social
We've lost journalist Gloria Steinem. She once infiltrated the Playboy club as a bunny and exposed their unfair working conditions. When DC took Wonder Woman's powers and costume away, she wrote an article to shamed them into restoring the character.

RIP Legend
September 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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amandakhurley.bsky.social
Excellent, eye-opening look at the sometimes lasting effects of heat stroke by my colleagues @zhirji.bsky.social and @emmarcourt.bsky.social. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
One Hot Day Can Change Your Body for Years
Heat stroke can damage the brain, heart, kidneys and liver. As extreme heat becomes more common, doctors are learning just how difficult recovery can be.
www.bloomberg.com
August 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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annackramer.bsky.social
SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer.

The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.
Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
www.notus.org
August 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
manonjacob.bsky.social
@watershedlab.bsky.social Hey Dan, how are you? I am a reporter with AFP. Could we DM for a story I am working on?
August 28, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
Folks, @callanbentley.bsky.social had me on his youtube show to discuss the Nepal flood disaster. Have a watch. 🧪⚒️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrUx1qYIW4U
Analysis of the Nepal/Tibet flood: interview with geomorphologist Dan Shugar
YouTube video by Callan Bentley
www.youtube.com
August 28, 2026 at 11:04 AM
manonjacob.bsky.social
Hello network, I am looking again for an expert / scientist who can explain to me what buy and dry rights are and specifically if/how they impact the Colorado River resources. Thank you!
August 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM